Bursar
The Bursar’s Office is responsible for the billing and processing of tuition and fee payments. In addition to collecting and posting payments on student's accounts, the Bursar's Office oversees monthly payment plans, financial aid refunds and the collection of past due tuition. The Bursar's Office also processes refunds from overpayments, class withdraws and status changes. The Bursar’s Office is a division of the Business Office at the School of Professional Studies.
Tuition and Fees Cost
Please visit our Tuition and Fees Schedule.
New Students Applying to School of Professional Studies
Application fees can be made via credit card online for immediate submission. If you would like to pay with check or money order, please mail your payment to our office and make sure your name or SSN appears on the payment. If you need to request a fee waiver for veteran status, please click here.
- For undergraduate degree seeking students, the application fee is $70.
- For more information on how to apply, please click here.
- For graduate degree seeking students, the application fee is $125.
- For more information on how to apply, please click here.
- For certificate seeking students, the application fee is $70.
- For more information on how to apply, please click here.
- For non-degree seeking students, the application fee is $70.
- For more information on how to apply, please click here.
Registration
Paying and Accessing Your Bill
Students may visit the CUNY Portal for payment through eSIMS. All credit/debit card or EFT funds transfer payments must be paid online system via eSIMS through the CUNY Portal. If you have trouble reviewing your eSIMS information online (or other CUNY primary college records in your profile), please contact our Help Desk.
For more information about settling your tuition and fees, please visit the Payment Methods page.
- In order to access your semester bill online through eSIMS, please follow the instructions below:Log onto eSIMS through the CUNY Portal.
- Select the Semester Bill link from the navigation panel on the left.*
- Select Semester Term then select the Semester Bill tab. You will be able to select the specific term's bill from here.
- Select Print Bill at the bottom of the page.
*If you have trouble connecting to the Semester Bill screen, you may need to change the pop-up setting on your internet browser to “enable." If you are still having problems, please contact the Help Desk for further assistance.
Third Party Payments and Vouchers
An official tuition voucher from your organization must be signed and submitted prior to the tuition payment deadline each semester. To submit a copy of your signed tuition voucher you must fax it to (212) 652-2887, Attn: Bursar Office, and mail the original copy to our office. You will be responsible for any remaining balance after your voucher is applied.
Your voucher must be approved by your sponsor or employer in order to be honored and must be received by our office prior to the tuition payment deadline each semester. Your company’s voucher should include the following:
- Name
- Social Security Number
- Amount awarded
- Semester
- Sponsor or Employer’s company name, address, and invoicing instructions / requirements.
Students will be held personal liability for their tuition and fees unless their vouchers are submitted accordingly. Vouchers that reimburse the student based on grade performance at the end of the semester will NOT be accepted and students must satisfy tuition payment before semester payment deadline.
Financial Aid Disbursements
- Direct Deposit: The funds will be deposited into the student’s bank account. To select this option, please complete and mail the Direct Deposit Application form to the Bursar’s Office. To send us updated information, for example, if your bank account information has been changed, please complete a new form and mail it to the address provided on the form. For more information, contact the Bursar's Office at 212.652.2060.
- Check: A check will be mailed to the student’s address on file. (In order to receive your check promptly, a change of address form must be submitted if you have recently moved or changed your contact information.)
- CUNY Scholar Support Prepaid Card: No checking or savings account? Another option for receiving financial aid checks is the CUNY Scholar Support Card, a debit card issued by Citibank. The funds will be sent to your CUNY Scholar Support Prepaid Card. For enrollment and determine eligibility for debit card, please visit http://www.cuny.edu/admissions/ financial-aid/info-resources/scholars-support.html.
CUNY Scholar Support Prepaid Card supersedes any initial refund method in which you’ve been previously enrolled. If you do not wish to use the prepaid card anymore, you must opt-out (not cancelation) from this service to fully terminate your account and re-enroll in direct deposit if you wish to receive funds by direct deposit, otherwise, you will receive a refund check in the mail. We recommend you use all of the available funds credited to your prepaid card before you opt-out from prepaid card program.
Disbursement and Refund Dates
Disbursement Dates: Refund Dates*:
Fall 2012 Fall 2012
10/5 10/16
10/26 11/6
Spring 2013 Spring 2013
3/7 3/19
3/28 4/9
Disbursement dates are the dates on which financial aid funds are received by the school. Refund dates are the dates on which excess financial aid funds are sent to eligible students.
*Checks are sent out on Tuesdays, while direct deposits are deposited on Wednesdays. If you have Direct Deposit, add a day to the refund dates above.
The office of the University Controller of the City University of New York will mail all financial aid checks. Deposit or cash your financial aid check(s) as soon as possible.
If you do not receive your check in the mail within 10 days of the mailing date, or your check has been lost or stolen, contact the Financial Aid Office immediately. A "stop payment" must be placed on the check by CUNY's Office of the University Controller. It may take up to four (4) weeks to receive a replacement check.
Financial aid checks for the 2011-12 academic year can be reissued as long as you remain eligible. Deadline for requesting a reissue of a check is June 1, 2013.
If you are enrolled in an "E-Permit" course at another CUNY school or in the CUNY B.A. program, you will receive your financial aid from SPS. To verify your attendance at the other college, you must submit a statement from that college's Registrar's Office, which indicates the number of credits for which you are currently enrolled. These statements must be dated no earlier than one week prior to each check distribution.
For the main financial aid page, click here.
Tuition Refunds
A student’s tuition and fee liability may change as a result of adding or dropping a course. Refunds are reviewed after the end of the official add/drop period each semester. Upon review, the funds will then be disbursed using the following methods:
| Payments made by: |
Refund Method: |
Check/Money Order/TuitionPay/Third Party |
A check will be mailed to the address on file |
Credit/Debit Card/EFT |
A credit will be refunded to original payment source |
For more details about the refund policy, click here.
Appealing Tuition or Fees Charged
Medical related issues, family emergencies, instances related to course dropping penalties, and financial aid miscalculations can all be considered for tuition or fees refund, but only after review. Students should contact their advisor or academic program coordinator and must send their appeal in writing with supporting documentations to bursar@sps.cuny.edu or mail to us and our office will follow up with you promptly.
Accepted supporting documentations:
- Medical – A dated and signed doctor’s note from a physician explaining your medical condition on the physician’s letterhead. If applicable, hospital statements or other medical documentation must be provided.
- Family Emergency – If there is a death in your immediate family, unfortunately we must ask that a copy of the death certificate be provided.
- Penalty Drop – A screen shot of your eSIMS account and a full explanation of the situation, with timeline, must be provided.
Bursar Forms
